05/04/2025 – 06/04/2025 @ 10:00 – 20:00 – Banchi di Gusto is a trade fair initiative that sees the participation of food and wine producers and restaurateurs from the Pisa area: maitre chocolatiers, chefs and guests of national and international calibre, as well as professors and experts, who will alternate between interviews, show cooking and round tables. The central themes of the 13th […]
17/02/2026 @ 14:30 – 20:00 – For over 60 years, Orentano has boasted one of Tuscany’s most popular masked parades. Every Sunday the floats parade through the centre of the town accompanied by music, often played live by local folk bands, street bands and more. Children can climb aboard the themed floats depicting the protagonists of their favourite cartoons or films. […]
23/05/2026 – 24/05/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The Sagra dell’Olio Novo in Ghizzano di Peccioli takes place on the weekends of 16-17 and 23-24 May. Food stands open on Saturday for dinner and on Sunday also for lunch to taste “bruschette” with olive oil and garlic and other Tuscan dishes. Music and theatre performances alternate during the event. The festival was generally held […]
15/02/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Three Carnival parades: 1, 8 and 15 February in the main streets and squares of Santa Croce sull’Arno The traditional Carnival of Santa Croce sull’Arno dates back to 1928 when some locals decided to dress up to bring some cheer to the grey winter days. The Carnival of Santa Croce is not the usual parade […]
18/01/2026 @ 14:30 – 17:30 – The palio takes place every year in January on the Sunday following the 17th, the day of Sant Antonio Abate, protector of animals. For 63 years Buti’s main folkloric event has centred on a horse race led by jockeys from the seven contrade (districts) who compete in a race whose setting is the access road. […]
At Christmas season, in many places you can find nativity scenes made with attention to the smallest details, small masterpieces…
25/06/2026 @ 19:00 – 23:45 – For 17 years, on three Thursdays in June, San Miniato Basso, whose residents are called ‘pinocchini’, has been celebrating the famous puppet with fairy tales, music, games, and street shows with the ‘Giant Pinocchio’ along Via Tosco Romagnola Est. Why are the inhabitants of San Miniato Basso called ‘pinocchini’? It seems that Carlo Collodi was […]
25/07/2026 – 20/09/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – Summer Nights: the calendar of evening events in July and August in the Palaia area is back, featuring music, shows and entertainment. From 1 to 9 July, the Popular Theatre Festival at Borgo di Colleoli, 8 and 9 July the Feast of Peasant Civilisation at the Montefoscoli Museum, while on the 13th concert in the […]
09/11/2025 @ 9:00 – 21:00 – The San Miniato Basso Truffle Festival, now in its 16th edition, precedes the highlight of the San Miniato National Market Exhibition by one week. It takes place on 9 November in the Cultural Centre in Via Pizzigoni, as it does for “Pinocchio Ciok” and the masked Carnival parades. There are many events scheduled from 9:00 […]
20/12/2026 @ 8:00 – 14:00 – Now in its 26th edition, the Pisa Marathon has become a traditional event on the third Sunday of December. The marathon starts in front of Piazza Daniele Manin near the race village, a stone’s throw from Piazza del Duomo, and ends at the sea, returning along the Arno River to arrive under the Leaning Tower. […]
06/11/2026 – 15/11/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – For over a half century, Riparbella is the setting for a festival dedicated to wild boar dishes, held on the second and third weekends of November (from Friday to Sunday) in Carlo Alberto Della Chiesa Park. The dinner menu features local wild boar specialities, including fettuccine and lasagne, polenta, ragù and roast meat. To finish, […]
14/11/2026 – 29/11/2026 @ Tutto il giorno – The San Miniato White Truffle Fair, in its 55th year and dedicated to the white truffles of the San Miniato hills, takes place over the last three weekends of November: 14–15, 21–22 and 28–29 The 2026 edition of the Fair will feature a completely revamped image, new displays and a space dedicated to the municipalities […]